Straw Bale Gardening - Joel Karsten
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$475
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2015
End Date
April 2015
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Pipestone
Project Overview
Joel Karsten will be teaching participants how to grow a small garden using a straw bale instead of a patch of dirt. He will go over the benefits to having such a small garden in which to grow food for the family or to experiment with something new, especially if the participant does not have a lot of room to grow plants.
Project Details
47 participated
Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$475
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$475
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Participants will learn they can garden almost anywhere even on a patio, and we are hoping that not only will more gardens spring up in Pipestone, but more people will become interested in using the library's gardening resources to improve on what they learn from Joel. Anecdotal responses will be collected.
Measurable Outcome(s)
We have several holds on our copy of Joel's book, "Straw Bale Gardening., and several people have come in to look up straw bale purchasing. One of our patrons has already set up ten bales in his backyard and is very excited. We plan on setting up a bale in front of the library for an experiment.
Judging from the evaluations, people really enjoyed themselves.
Participant evaluation/surveys and anecdotal responses were collected.
Project Manager
First Name
Jim
Last Name
Trojanowski
Organization Name
Plum Creek Library System
Street Address
290 S. Lake Street, P.O. Box 697
City
Worthington
State
MN
Zip Code
56187
Phone
(507) 376-5803
Email
jtrojanowski@plumcreeklibrary.net
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